Trouble ahead ?

This article by Robert Peston made the running on Radio 4 this week, but were so tied up with the attempts to dominate the media by party spin merchants that reporting gets drowned out by the noise. I bet most people didn't internalise the implications.

Its worth reading what Mr Peston has to say - on this occasion about Bank Funding.

Gordon Brown will want to show the bailout of the Scottish Banks as going well for the tax payer - so expect no honesty there.

Again, as I've asked, the question is "what if things don't pick up" ?

All the scenarios getting aired in politics right now are sunny day scenarios where we argue with Labour over when to stop over-spending money we don't have and must borrow. ( With the Lib Dems doing their usual in-between act ).

But the case for immediate action becomes overwhelming when you consider what happens if the rain keeps falling.

This is a point Conservative politicians could do with making.

Some questions for Robert Peston

I'd put these on his blog - only for some reason my sign in on the BBC doesn't seem to work anymore, I wonder why that is ;-)

1. Have you had any conversations with Labour party officials or politicians about your accusations against George Osborne ?
2. Has either the Number 10 press office or people representing the Labour party phoned you to discuss this matter unsolicited ?
3. Have you phoned the Labour party or the government to discuss this issue ?
4. When in the last two weeks have you had contact with Peter Mandelson - please cite times, subjects of conversation, and any witnesses that can cooperate these conversations.
5. Have you recorded any of the conversations above ?
6. Is this not revenge for complaints made about you recently by Conservative politicians ?
7. Why are you commenting on politics rather than business ?

Perhaps a journalist would like to follow up.

Update: Even better looks like the public has been. The BBC has been hit by a wave of complaints about political bias see here !